Renowned cartoonist RK laxman continued to be in a “critical” condition on Sunday night, more than 24 hours after he was admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital at Pune, following a multi-organ failure. Doctors attending on laxman said that his condition continued to be “critical” and had been put ventilator support ever since admission to the hospital.
Ninety-four-year-old laxman, who had initially been admitted to Medipoint Hospital at Pune on Friday for urinary infection, was shifted to Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on Saturday night, after his condition deteriorated. Describing laxman’s condition as “critical”, a senior doctor attending on him said: “He was admitted to our hospital last night. Apart from urinary infection, he suffers from multi-organ failure. He underwent a dialysis last night. But, he condition continues to be critical”.